AOTA

Occupational Therapy in Acute Care, 2nd Edition, written collaboratively by occupational therapists with acute care and teaching experience and edited by Helene Smith-Gabai, PhD, OTR/L, BCPR, and Suzanne E. Holm, OTD, OTR/L, BCPR, is designed for practitioners working in a hospital setting and others seeking to learn more about this important but often overlooked area of practice. Illustrated chapters offer an understanding of the various bodily systems, common conditions, diseases, procedures, and typical medical management and how they relate to occupational therapy practice. Chapter 1, by Debra J. Hanson, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, and Jan E. Stube, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, provides a macro view of societal and health care changes affecting the profession from inception through the present and the impact of these changes on the provision of occupational therapy services within medical practice.

ISBN: 978-1-56900-494-4

19 pages